Zachary Pereles· Oct 31, 2026
Pereles picks the Eagles to beat the Commanders on Sunday Night Football, 20-17, expecting Philadelphia's defense to bounce back toward its Week 1 form.
“Pick: Eagles 20, Commanders 17”
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The call scored 16.7 out of 100, against 61.2 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsPhiladelphia EaglesOct 31, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles 20 — Commanders 17
“But I don't think it'll happen. Pick: Eagles 20, Commanders 17”
Miss · 17Scored 16.67a naive guess scored 61.23-71.75 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 10-27
- skill:
- −71.75
- they picked:
- PHI
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 16.67
- baseline:
- 61.23
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 17
- weeks left when called:
- 11
- naive home margin:
- 0.72
- predicted margin:
- 3
Closing line (Nov 1): Commanders by 6, total 40.5 · this 20–17 calls a Eagles win (by 3; the line gave the Eagles 29%) and fewer points (37).
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